Somewhere between the end of the financial year and Christmas, are a few months that seem endless. In my region, the annual agricultural shows and public holidays are over. Apart from a few local festivals and spring events, at this time each year, life can feel like ‘spinning a slow wheel.’ Everyone becomes a little tired as the year presses on, or they are coming out of winter and into spring. You would think living in the tropics, the migration of winter to spring would not affect us, but it appears so. Come early November, everyone gains a spark again, and we have end-of-year celebrations and often holidays in our planning. Living life during the challenging times when everything is an endless roll of getting ‘stuff’ done, can seem monotonous. Now is a wonderful time to recall that: • God loves You! John 3:17-17 • If you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, you are a child of God. 1 John 3:1 • Forgiven. Acts 13:38-39 • You are precious to God. Isaiah 43:4 • God kn
This is a 'what do you value' question. Do you value opportunities to pray with fellow Christians? We talk about prayer, and we say how important prayer is, or should be, in our lives. But, and yes there is a BUT, how often do we engage in prayer with others? Chatting with a friend a couple of weeks ago, a comment was said, 'We should pray'. How I valued my friend's wise discernment that, yes, after our wonderful time catching up, we were able to pray together as fellow Christians. Prayer is not easy for many people. Most of us keep prayer as requests to the Lord, superficial, and often we have a list of petitions. But real, honest prayer means being honest, vulnerable, and genuine. The value of praying together ( some Scripture. I encourage you to search for more scripture passages): Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unit